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W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW: NYSE)
$187.50 -0.75 | -0.40%
06/04/12 - 04:01 PM ET
Ratio Comparisons
| Company | Industry | S&P 500 | |
| Valuation Ratios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio (TTM) | 19.90 | 24.40 | 17.70 |
| P/E High - Last 5 Yrs | 21.30 | 38.00 | 67.70 |
| P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs | 9.70 | 8.30 | 12.50 |
| Beta | 0.93 | 1.24 | 0.98 |
| Price to Sales (TTM) | 1.57 | 1.09 | 1.42 |
| Price to Book (MRQ) | 4.75 | 3.49 | 2.41 |
| Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) | 6.89 | 7.56 | 5.08 |
| Price to Cash Flow (TTM) | 15.70 | 15.50 | 9.80 |
| Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) | -556.30 | 128.10 | 17.40 |
| Dividends | |||
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.70 | 3.60 | 2.10 |
| Dividend Yield - 5 Yr Avg (%) | 1.70 | 1.10 | 2.20 |
| Dividend 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 16.10 | 16.88 | -0.76 |
| Payout Ratio (TTM) | 28.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 |
| Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | 16.40 | 18.40 | 11.80 |
| Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | 12.50 | 9.30 | 9.20 |
| Growth Rates (%) | |||
| Sales - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 5.26 | 32.16 | 1.79 |
| EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | 18.70 | 82.30 | 17.50 |
| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | 18.70 | 82.30 | 17.50 |
| EPS - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 13.53 | 11.11 | -1.66 |
| Capital Spending - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 17.79 | 16.63 | -1.17 |
| Financial Strength | |||
| Quick Ratio (MRQ) | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.10 |
| Current Ratio (MRQ) | 2.20 | 2.60 | 1.60 |
| LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.07 | 0.53 | 0.82 |
| Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.19 | 0.57 | 0.96 |
| Interest Coverage (TTM) | 106.60 | 11.40 | 5.50 |
| Profitability Ratios (%) | |||
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 45.40 | 35.50 | 46.90 |
| Gross Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 43.90 | 35.70 | 47.70 |
| EBITD Margin (TTM) | 14.90 | 11.20 | 18.90 |
| EBITD - 5 Yr Avg | 12.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) | 13.00 | 8.50 | 12.10 |
| Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 11.70 | 7.40 | 10.30 |
| Management Effectiveness (%) | |||
| Net Profit Margin (TTM) | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 7.20 | 4.50 | 7.00 |
| Return on Assets (TTM) | 14.50 | 8.00 | 3.10 |
| Return on Assets - 5 Yr Avg | 13.20 | 7.10 | 2.50 |
| Return on Investment (TTM) | 23.10 | 11.40 | 7.90 |
| Return on Investment - 5 Yr Avg | 19.70 | 10.30 | 6.50 |
| Efficiency | |||
| Revenue/Employee (TTM) | 419,401.00 | 490,634.00 | 449,376.00 |
| Net Income/Employee (TTM) | 34,400.00 | 26,566.00 | 39,003.00 |
| Receivable Turnover (TTM) | 9.40 | 7.10 | 7.60 |
| Inventory Turnover (TTM) | 4.10 | 4.90 | 8.30 |
| Asset Turnover (TTM) | 1.90 | 1.60 | 0.40 |
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Latest GWW Headlines from TheStreet
- W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW): Today's Featured Wholesale Winner 05.29.12 | 05:05 pm
- W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW): Today's Featured Wholesale Loser 05.17.12 | 05:05 pm
- W.W. Grainger Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (GWW) 05.09.12 | 09:05 am
- Ex-Dividend Stocks: Exxon Mobil, Rockwell Automation 05.09.12 | 06:05 am
- W.W. Grainger Management Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript 05.09.12 | 05:05 am
- W.W. Grainger Management Presents At W.W. Grainger At UBS Industrials 1x1 Conference (Transcript) 05.04.12 | 11:05 pm
- W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW): Today's Featured Wholesale Loser 05.04.12 | 05:05 pm
- W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW): Today's Featured Wholesale Winner 04.27.12 | 05:04 pm
- 'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Stop 'Guess'ing 04.25.12 | 08:04 pm
- 5 Rocket Stocks Worth Buying This Week 04.16.12 | 11:04 am
Press Releases for GWW
- S&P Capital IQ Publishes Quality Trends, An In-depth Analysis Of "quality" In The Equity Markets - PR Newswire 05.24.12 | 10:05 am
- Grainger To Present At 2012 EPG Spring Conference - PR Newswire 05.18.12 | 10:05 am
- Grainger Increases Quarterly Dividend By 21 Percent - PR Newswire 04.25.12 | 11:04 am
- Grainger Promotes O.W. Eric Nowlin To President, Acklands - Grainger, Inc. - PR Newswire 04.05.12 | 03:04 pm
- Grainger Enters Brazil Through The Aquisition Of AnFreixo, A Votorantim Company - PR Newswire 04.03.12 | 07:04 am
- OxySure Systems Announces Supplier Agreement With Grainger - PR Newswire 03.15.12 | 11:03 am
- Grainger Announces Leadership Change At Acklands-Grainger - PR Newswire 03.07.12 | 11:03 am
- Grainger To Present At The Raymond James 33rd Annual Institutional Investors Conference - PR Newswire 03.02.12 | 10:03 am
- Grainger Senior Director Of Investor Relations William D. Chapman Honored As America's Top IR Professional In The Capital Goods Industry - PR Newswire 03.02.12 | 09:03 am
- Grainger To Present At Bank Of America Global Industrials Conference - PR Newswire 12.05.11 | 10:12 am
Partner Headlines for GWW
- Analysts Reveal New Ratings and Price Targets Friday - Wall St. Cheat Sheet 05.25.12 | 04:05 am
- Amazon: Now Comes The Hard Part - Seeking Alpha 04.27.12 | 09:04 am
- Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape - Zacks 04.19.12 | 09:04 am
- Grainger Beats, Ups Guidance - Analyst Blog - Zacks 04.18.12 | 10:04 am
- Stocks Extend Gains In Soft Trade; Terex Rallies - Investor's Business Daily 04.17.12 | 12:04 pm
- Stocks Open Higher On Earnings Data - Investor's Business Daily 04.17.12 | 10:04 am
- Market Roundup - Benzinga 04.03.12 | 01:04 pm
- Grainger to Outperform - Analyst Blog - Zacks 03.23.12 | 06:03 pm
- Dividend Champions: 13 Increases Expected By The End Of May - Seeking Alpha 03.16.12 | 08:03 am
- Market Update - Benzinga 02.13.12 | 09:02 am





